Israeli Army Develops One-Eyed Robot Trouser Snake


	Israeli Army Develops One-Eyed Robot Trouser Snake

thisnamecantbetaken

6-16-2009 5:29 AM

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thisnamecantbetaken says:

Don't tell me, you people aren't thinking, what I'm thinking.... .

Oh, yes you are...you're thinking it.

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6-16-2009 9:14 AM

Kreuzberg-Jakob

suicide bombers from the assembly line!

6-16-2009 10:12 PM

disenchantedcitizen

Doh.

6-18-2009 1:25 PM

JohnWaterman

6-18-2009 2:19 PM

jmatts78

lol

6-18-2009 4:12 PM

tanyamm

I confess.

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